Shoe display stand



March 4 M. D. POLLINGERQ 2,277,253

SHOE DISPLAY STAND Filed April 12, 1939 INVENTOR. WORK/6 .ZZPWJJNGER' BYATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 24, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

2,277,253 SHOE DISPLAY STAND Morris D. Pollinger, Stamford, Conn.

Application April 12, 1939, Serial No. 267,413

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a shoe display device and has particularreference'to a display stand which provides a cantilever support for theshoe so that the same is displayed in an inclined position with theshank and heel portions thereof projecting beyond the support.

The invention has in View a display stand which supports the shoe byengagement with the sole thereof and with the rear portion of the shoeprojecting rearwardly and upwardly beyond the support so as to moreeffectively display the shoe while rendering the display standinconspicuous and affording a clear space beneath the shoe at the rearof the base.

The invention further comprehends a display stand which includes aweighted base for preventing overtipping of the stand when supporting ashoe thereon and with a rearwardly projecting inclined support carriedby the base and having means for engagement with the opposite side edgesof the shoe sole for securing the shoe in position thereon with theshank and heel portions of the shoe projecting rearwardly and upwardlybeyond the support and base.

The invention also provides in a display stand of the indicatedcharacter, a support having a pivotally connected relatively adjustableportion by means of which either a right or left shoe may be supportedthereby with the longitudinal medial line thereof arrangedlongitudinally with the fore and aft axis of the base.

The invention further embodies in another of its forms a display standincluding a base, an inclined shoe support and means adjustablyconnecting the support to the base for selectively varying theinclination of the support so that the shoe may be disposed in variouslyinclined positions with reference to the base.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made tothe following specification and the accompanying drawing in which thereis illustrated the preferred embodiments thereof.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the display stand constructed inaccordance with the invention illustrating a woman's shoe supportedthereon.-

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with the shoe removed.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken approximately onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the stand includesan upwardly and rearwardly inclined supporting arm 30 having asemicircular rebent forward terminal portion 33 and which arm isadjustably connected with the base 3| for selectively varying theinclination of the arm by means of a clevis 32 which is riveted orotherwise secured to the upper surface of the base centrally thereofthrough which clevis the rebent terminal portion 33 of the arm protrudesand secures the same in fixed relation with the base against accidentalor unintentional displacement thereof, while permitting of slidingmovement of the rebent portion 33 between the bottom of the clevis and apin 34 extending transversely through the clevis. The arm 30 is providedwith a transversely extending sole rest 35 secured on the upper surfaceat the free end thereof, while a forwardly disposed sole rest 36 issecured upon the upper surface of the arm 30 forwardly of the center ofthe base in the region of the juncture of the arm with the rebentterminal 33. The sole rest 33 is provided with rearwardly diverginghooked terminals 31 for engagement with the opposite edges of the shoesole.

As illustrated, the stand is adapted to support a shoe in rearwardlyinclined relation so as to effectively display the same to one viewingthe shoe from the front or either side thereof, while providing acantilever support with the heel and shank portions of the shoeprojecting beyond the base thereby affording a clear space beneath theshoe at the rear of the base. The base is preferably of solid weightedconstruction so as to prevent overtipping of the stand when supporting ashoe.

What is claimed is:

1. In a shoe display stand, a weighted base, an upwardly and rearwardlyinclined supporting arm having a semi-circular rebent lower forwardterminal secured tangentially to the base, a transversely arranged solerest secured to said arm adjacent the upper end thereof, and atransverse rest having sole edge embracing hooks located at the junctureof the arm with the semicircular terminal and disposed forwardly of thecenter of the base.

2. In a shoe display stand, a base, an upwardly and rearwardly inclinedsupporting arm having a semi-circular rebent lower forward terminal, atransversely arranged sole rest secured to said arm adjacent the upperend thereof, a transverse rest having sole edge embracing hooks locatedat the juncture of the arm with the semicircular terminal and disposedforwardly of the center of the base, and means carried by said base forslidably receiving the rebent terminal of the arm for selectivelyvarying the inclination of said arm.

MORRIS D. POLLINGER.

